American Oil and Gas Reporter - September 2021 - 22

AAPL Offers Advice On Pump Prices
Editor's Note: AOGR thanks the American Association of Professional
Landmen for granting permission to reprint this Aug.
16 letter to the Biden administration's National Security Adviser
Jake Sullivan, which previously was also published on the
AAPL website.
On behalf of the nearly 11,000-member American Association
of Professional Landmen and our 41 affiliated local associations
across North America, I am writing to express our concern with
your statement made on Aug. 11, 2021, in which you and
President Biden called on OPEC+ nations to increase oil
production in order to lower gasoline prices in the United
States. Echoing your statement, on Aug. 12, 2021, President
Biden told the nation, " I want to make sure that nothing stands
in the way of oil price declines leading to lower prices for consumers
. . . We also made clear to OPEC-the major oil exporting
nations of the world-that the production cuts made during the
pandemic should be reversed as the global economy recovers,
in order to lower prices for consumers. "
This plea to adversarial nations was not only embarrassing,
but reckless because it imperils American security at a time
when our nation has finally reached near energy independence
from countries that wish to do America harm.
As reported by nonpartisan Real Clear Energy, America
would not be where it is today without the utilization of our
abundant natural resources and energy production. While many
presidents who came before him shared the collective goal of
achieving and maintaining American security and independence,
President Biden and his administration are acting in direct contradiction
of those interests. In March of this year, the U.S. Department
of Energy reported that the United States imported 6.1
million barrels of crude oil from Russia, the highest level in
nearly 10 years. March also marked a milestone for Russia,
which became our third-largest oil exporter. To make matters
worse, June crude imports from Russia were reported at a staggering
7.5 million barrels, or nearly 30% higher than they were
even in the highest month under President Trump (May 2019).
Sadly, these dangerous trends were avoidable. Since his inauguration,
President Biden has stood in the way of providing safe
and affordable energy for the United States. In fact, on day one
the Biden administration declared war on the traditional energy
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